Editing Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|name                     = Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania
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'''Pleasant Gap''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of the [[State College, Pennsylvania]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 2,879 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4261232| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Pleasant Gap CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 20, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150420131810/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4261232| archive-date=April 20, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Pleasant Gap is located south of the center of Centre County at {{coord|40|52|1|N|77|44|37|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline}} (40.866926, -77.743539).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is primarily in southern [[Spring Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Spring Township]], with a small portion extending west into [[Benner Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Benner Township]]. The community is located in the [[Nittany Valley]], along the northwestern base of [[Nittany Mountain]]. Gap Run flows off the mountain through the physical Pleasant Gap and continues through the town, entering the Logan Branch, a northward-flowing tributary of [[Spring Creek (Bald Eagle Creek)|Spring Creek]], on the northwestern side of town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Pleasant Gap CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.21|km2|disp=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2945
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,879 people, 1,198 households, and 794 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,818.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,238 housing units at an average density of 782.1/sq mi (302.0/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 1,198 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,728, and the median income for a family was $73,224.  The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $25,350. About 3.1% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The CDP is in [[Bellefonte Area School District]].<!--UNI 03240--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42027_centre/DC20SD_C42027.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Centre County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-07-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42027_centre/DC20SD_C42027_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Images==
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==References==
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{{Centre County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Centre County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]